Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has donated the N40 million awarded by the Supreme Court against the All Progressives Congress (APC) after quashing its case it filed seeking a review of the February 13 verdict to the church to promote the work of God.

Governor Douye Diri, who made this known during a well-attended Church service in Yenagoa at the weekend tagged, “Victory Thanksgiving”, to appreciate God for His intervention in the state, was full of gratitude to God and Bayelsans for their support and prayers.

He described last Wednesday’s verdict by the apex court as an act of God that became a reality through the wisdom and courage of the apex court.

He said, “What has happened only proves the fact that there is a God that rules in the affairs of men. His decisions are final and supreme. There is no Supreme Court greater than the Supreme Court of God. He gave that judgment through the learned justices and some people felt they had to question Him. And God spoke through that woman that delivered the judgment. According to her, who are you to question the supremacy of the Supreme Court?

“And so for desecrating the temple of justice, a cost of N10 million each was imposed on two of the senior lawyers that represented the other party to be paid to three of the respondents, which included me and my deputy. Without even consulting my deputy, I have decided that both of us will surrender our N20 million each, that is N40 million, to the work of God in the church.”

Diri underscored the need for the opposition APC in the state to embrace the olive branch extended to them for the sake of peace and sustainable development of the state.

According to the governor, intelligence report at his disposal indicated that some opposition elements were still bent on fomenting trouble over the victory of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at the Supreme Court.

He warned them to desist from all unwholesome activities as his government would not hesitate to deploy the full weight of the law to maintain peace and order in the state.

“As a people, let us learn to move ourselves upward. We need to build on the prevailing peace in this state so that investors can come in and we can also create employment for our young ones who want to work”, he added.